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To explain: The probability that password begins with a consonant.
Answer to Problem 89STP
The probability is
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
A 5-character password can contain the number 0 through 9 and
Formula used:
Probability of an event is calculated as number of favorable outcomes divided by total number of outcomes which is mathematically expressed as,
Calculation:
Consider the given information that “A 5-character password can contain the number 0 through 9 and
Recall that probability of an event is calculated as number of favorable outcomes divided by total number of outcomes which is mathematically expressed as,
Since, password can take
Since, the password has to begin with a consonant, number of consonants in the alphabets is
So, favorable outcomes are
Probability that password begins with consonant is,
Thus, the probability is
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